Couldn't they have found some "Republicans" who weren't on MSNBC ? I know Peggy Noonan said what she said on FNC but she's been an MSNBC contributor for so long she's tainted as well ;)

8:02 pm September 12, 2012

Winky wrote:

A 'Republican' like Prince Romney is as 'tainted' and arrogant as his clueless losing campaign.

8:03 pm September 12, 2012

Dianne Muzalewski wrote:

Romney, is a pathetic symbol for America. He would just be a clone of the Bush years and would embarrass America worldwide just as he did today. Does he have any scruples at all? It's just a game of power and money. F$%^&* the people and the country he hurts! Pathetic and Disgraceful!

8:03 pm September 12, 2012

@Steven wrote:

Lack of introspection is the first sign of closed mindedness. Take a hint.

8:12 pm September 12, 2012

Ed wrote:

Aren't all of these conservatives on MSNBC? Peggy and Steve are on there all the time. I like Peggy, Steve not so much.

8:16 pm September 12, 2012

Romney is desperate! wrote:

It is a disgrace for Romney and RNC chairman Priebus to use this national tragedy so callously!! Decent people easily see through his desperation and ineptitude, and there are some honest Republicans left.

8:24 pm September 12, 2012

CarolO wrote:

Mitt Romney seems to be "mistaken" an awful lot. Tends to make me want to call his a blatant liar about almost everything he talks about and why he can't keep his stories straight. Romney is a civilian. He has no idea what's going on in Libya or any other country. Before he weighs in on Libya (before family members had even been informed of their deaths) maybe he could try to mend fences in London with those there he insults with his stupid remarks.

8:27 pm September 12, 2012

Anna B wrote:

Romney put political gain over the safety of people remaining in the embassy in expressing his "outrage" ... there is no other way to look at it. He is a despicable human being who cares about no one but himself. all we all should offer is sympathies for the family. Let President Obama do his job without interference - he's done quite well in terms of finding the people who perpetrate these crimes, unlike the previous, similarly (to Romney) blustering and bumbling administration - but I know these facts are lost on those who want to find any way they can to blast Obama.

8:38 pm September 12, 2012

Anonymous wrote:

Romney tried to score some political points over Obama... How disheartening that he used the death of Americans serving our country as a benchmark for stirring controvery among the American people....Shame on you, Mitt Romney!

Mr. Romney, "You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?" Don't make this tragedy political. Four Americans lost their lives. Do you not care about them and their families?

8:50 pm September 12, 2012

Anonymous wrote:

The only comfort from this horrible incident is that it happened on President Obama's watch, ensuring that these cowardly perpetrators will be brought to justice.

Had this tragedy in Libya occurred under Bush/Cheney,we would retaliate by invading Tunisia.

9:16 pm September 12, 2012

Fred wrote:

Romney's kneejerk opportunism aside, his repeated characterization of "apologizing for our American values" in response to statements regarding respect for the religious beliefs of others is a stretch and smacks of hypocrisy. Didn't he just call for Senator Akin to step aside after his comments about 'legitmate rape?" Freedom of speech may protect the right to express the worst of what he have to say, but it shouldn't legitimize it.

9:47 pm September 12, 2012

Romney - Empty Suit wrote:

Time and again he has to show his ignorance and stupidity. Go and retire in Cayman Islands !

10:23 pm September 12, 2012

tmcerc wrote:

All republicans should see what kind of man they are trying to get in the white house, after Romney's statement today. He just put his $70,000.00 horse in his mouth.
Wake up everyone we don't need this man. The Romney/Ryan ticket is for the rich, no one else.

10:26 pm September 12, 2012

Larry wrote:

Romney goes around insisting that Obama started his presidency with an "apology tour." Factcheck.org, Politifact, and the Washington Post fact checkers all deemed Romney's statement as false with Politifact scoring it "Pants On Fire."

I don't see any apology in the Cairo embassy tweets. The diplomats in the embassy were under siege, and they wanted to calm the situation. Politifact hasn't scored Romney's latest yet, but put out an article. Three communications experts all agree that there was nothing apologetic in the Cairo embassy statement.

You can also see there that 42% of Romney's utterances are either False, Mostly False or Pants on Fire.

10:27 pm September 12, 2012

Barbara Dayan wrote:

Mitt Romney should have waited until the next morning to give Barack Obama time to roll out of bed, brush his teeth, eat his scrambled eggs and toast, kiss Michele and pet his little dog before calling him an incompetent idiot!

10:52 pm September 12, 2012

DrRH wrote:

Some of you think you are pretty smart but you lack any semblance of wisdom. Mr. Romney was exactly right. Unfortunately, the only way some people may ever come to understand this is if Obama wins this election and the USA becomes internationally irrelevant and destitute. Those of you who are young are going to live lives very different from your parents'. Don't count on getting jobs, owning homes, or going to college. (Pell grants are useless if you cannot find a school to admit you because the states are going broke.)Your food stamps don't buy nice things and Section Eight housing has minimal standards. It's not going to be fun, kids. The dollar is on the verge of falling away as the global standard; that is hastened when our own president humiliates us.

10:55 pm September 12, 2012

Chuck S wrote:

I am done with Mr. Romney. I was leaning towards him. But, this was "Indecent"!

11:08 pm September 12, 2012

A Friend wrote:

Mitt when I need to cry I go the the movies where it's dark. Hope this helps

11:19 pm September 12, 2012

Charles wrote:

Romney is slipping badly in the polls. He needs a big shakeup on his campaign staff. Get rid of the idiots who think he can win by messaging the wingnuts, Talibans, and Jihadis from the Tea Party.

11:27 pm September 12, 2012

Jimmy Obama Carter, Jr. wrote:

This is beginning to look like 1979 all over again, but with even greater concequences this time around. Good like Jimmy!

11:38 pm September 12, 2012

Charles wrote:

At this rate, Romney will only win one of his three home states --> Utah

11:42 pm September 12, 2012

Jimmy Obama Carter, Jr. wrote:

My Fellow Americans, You do not have the right to criticize or otherwise voice any negative opinions in a manner which might hurt someone's feelings.(Previously Allowed Under Freedom Of Speech).

11:46 pm September 12, 2012

lois eisenberg wrote:

OMG the Mitt showed his lack of knowledge for the second time publicly about foreign affairs !!
Can you imagine this man and his whipper snapper side kick handling foreign affairs if they were in the
White House ?? All you gun buffs get your guns ready because you will be going to war in no time !!

11:48 pm September 12, 2012

Anonymous wrote:

When Romney has stepped out in recent days, he has had some bad luck. Saturday, for instance, he had planned to appear at a NASCAR race in Virginia and call out, “Drivers, start your engines!”

But his jump-start got rained out, leaving him to hand out hot dogs under a dank tent before leaving. He arrived at the airport to find his campaign’s charter plane stranded on the tarmac because of an equipment malfunction.

Romney sat on the plane in Richmond for four hours, as reporters on board sent out Twitter messages about the unfortunate situation. His aides eventually located a substitute aircraft — offered by a NASCAR team owner — and Romney arrived home at 2:31 a.m.

11:50 pm September 12, 2012

Anonymous wrote:

Still, Obama was happy to provide a juxtaposition. On Saturday, he arrived at the Kissimmee Civic Center, where 3,000 people had waited in a steamy gymnasium for hours to hear him speak. He entered to deafening cheers, and he thanked his hosts, only to be interrupted by more cheers before he could begin.

“Sometimes when the reception’s this good, I just want to say ‘Thank you’ and leave the stage,” Obama told the crowd. “How am I going to top this?”

11:54 pm September 12, 2012

allan foxy wrote:

I stand with Mr. Romney, the compromise on Americas position on attaching and killing innocent people for stupid stuff, they need to be told like violent people, stop or face consequences you will regret, when Christianity is mocked do we kill, no, the Muslims want war they want to be attached. and they want America.
its like chess, you create a problem to redirect your opponent, then check mate, you think this is a passing thing of innocence? Obama is not a man with Americas interest at hand, beware Americans this Obama is slick.
Mit Romney is straight up in you face honest.
Jesus is Lord and He will return soon, you can count on a living God to keep his word, Get ready its going to be a real challenging time for the world

1:21 am September 13, 2012

David Soto wrote:

Mitt Romney, take a look about. The Real World is often a dark and dangerous place, fast moving and changing. To be President, you have to See, Stop, Think, then React. Your action and words today have confirmed to America that you are a mere armature vying for a role that you are ill suited. Do yourself and The Real World a favor, go back to Bain Capital and the world of money chasing that you are so experienced at. That is your first, best destiny.

Your days on the political stage are coming to a close because your political ambitions have overtaken your ability to think rationally. America has no need for your brand of politics or made up policies that are just retread ideas from the failed presidency of George W. Bush.

Go away little man, play with your toys, ride your dancing horses, visit your foreign bankers, but know one thing: The Oval Office is for Men with big ideas and vision. You have neither.

2:26 am September 13, 2012

prothinker wrote:

Mr. Romney only knows how to be the unquestionable boss. When he was mistaken, who would tell him? Being
extremely wealthy, he can cushion himself from reality. Therefore, he does not have a developed broader sense of the layers in a given problem.

Mr. Romney has shown over and over that he reacts in the moment,that is likely why he is changing his position. He is not presidential quality for America.

2:57 am September 13, 2012

JB wrote:

@ Charles, Mitt is the idiot!! It is his campaign… Just as you blame the President for everything negative that happens, give credit to Romney for his campaign….

4:31 am September 13, 2012

Ryan Romney wrote:

Once again Romney is proving to be the disaster a day candidate. This old fool will never become president!

5:44 am September 13, 2012

Florida Bob wrote:

Both Parties have Failed!

Keynesian economics only works if stimulus encourages the hiring of more workers to produce more goods. What do you do when we have more capacity then customers with the wherewithal to buy your products? Even if customers buy more there is no incentive to hire more. Inventory is up and capacity under utilized.

The “Trickle Down Theory” is also a failure. Tax breaks for the wealthy hasn't worked either. because there wasn't enough trickle down. A growing number of Americans can no longer afford many of the things they need let alone the many things they want. 1 in 6 Americans don't have enough food. Our church just made another desperate appeal for help with our food bank.

Americans are driving high millage cars, many with bald tires and living in multigenerational households sharing washers and dryers, while surplus housing remains unaffordable or financially unavailable. Many of the long term unemployed are people who were once actively involved in the production of housing and housing related items.

In many cases basic needs such as healthcare are not being met. Consider the spread of Drug Resistant TB, Ebola, Flesh Eating Bacteria, Malaria, Cholera... Not my problem one might argue, I am doing OK because I have been “Personable Responsible.” Little do many of the self righteous realize that they may be one flight, one move or taxicab ride away form losing it all.

What is going in Libya and many parts of the world is the disenfranchised reaction to failed economics.

Perhaps our greatest failure is to have learned nothing form Arab Spring, the French Revolution resulting from the “Bread Tax” and the 8 million starving , killed and wounded that doomed the Romanav dynasty.
If history has value it is to learn form the mistakes of yesterday.

It is all about unemployed and underemployed, poorly educated and elite groups who have joined together and become a force to be reckoned with.

Resolute groups go by many names including gangs, religious groups, political parties, unions and then there are the Right Wing groups such as Chamber of Commerce, Fox News Heritage Foundation... Who have put self interest ahead of national and international interest.

5:51 am September 13, 2012

Steve wrote:

The complaints here are shameful. Romney made his comments before the attacks in Libya were made killing US diplomats. His statement was in reference to Egypt, and he was absolutely right to condemn the comments made by the administration. And btw, yes the administration bares responsibility for the embassy statement. Which they issued twice! Does Obama have any control? It appears not....pathetic.

The administration also condemned the statement. But romney did it first. Shocking that the non-incumbent is the first to do and say the right thing. Open your eyes people.

6:32 am September 13, 2012

@Steve wrote:

The embassy statement was a failed attempt to diffuse a situation that low-level staffers saw had the potential to spin out of control. Which is what happened. And that's neither here nor there.

Four Americans are dead because bigoted, hateful Americans here in this country sought to inflame and bait their counterparts in the Muslim world. They succeeded. They are responsible for inciting violence that resulted in the deaths of four Americans. That is the bottom line here. You and Romney and whoever else can turn it into a Fox News talking point about Obama's foreign policy. What it's really about is how ignorant people, here and abroad, abuse their freedoms for deadly purposes.

I don't suppose you have the same take on Obama's predecessor, photographed at one time or another during his administration French kissing Saudi male royals.

8:37 am September 13, 2012

wwk wrote:

Obama was an empty chair on Egypt .... Romney was right .... Go Romney

8:44 am September 13, 2012

normabrown wrote:

The Embassy statement is an embarassment in its stupidity. It is cringing and abject. It makes no mention of free speech other than to condemn the "abuse" of the right by those who produced a short film "hurting the feelings" of certain religious groups. It makes no difference whether the statement was issued pre- or post-attack, it was a cowardly effort to appease public opinion and radiates weakness. Wow, what a sterling foreign policy guru Obama is. He orders our intervention in Libya, where tribal loyalties are ferocious, pick a side, help them win, then stand by and watch Qaddafi shot like a dog, on his knees. And we never thought we might be releasing a whole chain of predictable and unpredictable events? I was a US diplomat; whoever dreamt up the apology was an idiot, obviously supervised by idiots. And one last thing: I'm sooo tired of the "conservative pundits" who froth at the mouth when Romney isn't assertive, aggressive, in your face vis a vis Obama, and then whine when he responds forcefully to the shameful statement by Embassy Cairo. Noonan in particular has become a nabob of negativism. If she wrote half as glowingly of Romney as she does of Clinton, what a nice suprise it would be.

9:02 am September 13, 2012

orlfla wrote:

What a joke this article is. It should be published in the comics, not in the new section. These people are basically nobodys. John McCain campaign hacks who are bitter at the world because they got ran over. Their words mean nothing except to the liberals and news media who want to try to make something of them. These comments were taken from interviews, phone interviews no doubt. What reporters do (and it's possibly for a fee for those being interviewed) is they call people they know who will take a position on this and then lead them with a question so they can get the response they are looking for. They then tag a few of those together and it soon becomes enough to make a story out of. This is no different than the journalist "setting up" Romney with a coordinated attack before his press conference the other day. CBS was involved in that I believe. Several reporters got together and set up a plan to lead the questions into a trap for Romney. This is disgusting, repulsive journalism and it's one of the beggest causes of problems in this country right now. You used to think used car salesmen (and women) were at the bottom fo the list for being credible but they are way above congress and journalist now.

9:30 am September 13, 2012

Ken from Austin, TX wrote:

Romney quickly stood up for free speech (the movie). Donkeys and some Republicans are standing up for Muslim tyranny.

10:43 am September 13, 2012

Anonymous wrote:

You have to know what battles to fight and when to leave well enough alone and wait for a more advantageous time. The people least likely to accept this advice are those running for high office.

10:51 am September 13, 2012

Howard Beale Jr wrote:

The only dissent considered patriotic is that offered by liberals when the sitting president is Republican.

If Romney talks, the media and the left (redundant I know) bash him. If Romney is silent, the media and the left bash him.

Obama's foreign policy is a goat rope. It is fitting that what he has sown for the past three years is now showing fruit.

11:23 am September 13, 2012

lol wut wrote:

Its the media's fault that Republicans consistently come off looking like out-of-touch ignoramuses. That's it! It's a liberal media conspiracy!

11:38 am September 13, 2012

orfla wrote:

Another week, another Romney foot-shooting.

And what a short memory, remember when in August Romney was "apologizing" for his remarks about the London not being ready for the Olympics? What about "No Apologies" then?

11:39 am September 13, 2012

Howard Beale Jr. wrote:

Can somebody just tell Mitt to sit quietly until the election is over? His chances are evaporating like a rain drop in the desert, but he's going to hurt the down-ballot races that are still competitive.

11:40 am September 13, 2012

George W. Bush Jr. wrote:

I apologized for the preacher in Florida burning the Koran. Didn't hear Romney say anything about that.

12:29 pm September 13, 2012

Anonymous wrote:

Mitt Romney = smart businessman, not so smart policitician

12:30 pm September 13, 2012

It is OVER wrote:

It is OVER, RINO has blown this election, he is sooo far behind and doing more so everyday. WE need to concentrate on SAVING the house. We msut keep the house. To bad for us, RINO is like a sinking rock in a lake and we are tied to him. All funds should be diverted to saving the house.

12:41 pm September 13, 2012

@11:54 wrote:

"Jesus is Lord and He will return soon, you can count on a living God to keep his word, Get ready its going to be a real challenging time for the world"

lolololololololololololololololololololololololol

3:09 pm September 13, 2012

Stentor wrote:

The Republican Bedwetter caucus strikes again. Why does anyone take anything Steve Schmitt says seriously anyway? That is like the Democrats worrying about what Dick Morris has to say.

4:22 pm September 13, 2012

Bobbynorwich wrote:

Mitt Romney is scary. The guy will lie and say anything to get elected. There was no apology, the embassy released a statement that it disavowed the sentiments of a rabidly anti-muslim video. Pres Bush did more, he apologized for the same minister burning a Koran.

Romney has foot-in-mouth disease, --- would he have supported the sentiments in the video. His judgment and propensity to lie are very scary.

5:42 pm September 13, 2012

Concerned US Citizen wrote:

Folks, this is not about Romney being right or wrong. Nor is it about President Obama. The fact is that muslims will find any excuse to attack innocent and vulnerable US Citizens abroad. The real issue is America has been handing out billions of dollars to the muslims. Reagan gave billions to Pakistan. What did they do with it? They acquired nuclear weapons and protected Osama from America. George W had the golden opportunity to nuke Pakis and Afghanis who turn against our boys who protect them. Hope Obama (or Romney if he gets elected - questionable) gets our troops out of foreign lands and uses appropriate weapons to stop islamic threat to global peace. Had Bush used one bomb, 6,000 of our young men would be alive today and Osama would have been dead years ago. We could have saved trillions of dollars; no debt crisis and economy would have been much better. Get it?

7:34 pm September 13, 2012

Samantha wrote:

So Mark Salter and Steve Schmidt a director and an advisor for a FAILED presidential candidate are the republicans that disagree with a strong to the point statement by Mitt Romney to those that would do us harm that our current President couldn't even make because he was to busy apologizing. I do not understand why ANYTHING in the Christian religion can be denograted in any manner someone see's fit under their freedom of speech, yet do the same thing with the muslim religion and that's a big No-No because it might offend and set off a firestorm. I'm tired of the being called religious fanatics they are just CRAZY and you can't fix crazy!!!

4:29 pm September 14, 2012

TimMidel wrote:

Poor Democrats still don't understand their own economic system. Lost souls. Lets bring back socialism so it can collapse again. How many times does it have to happen till they appreciate our economic system.

12:22 am September 17, 2012

Alice wrote:

And after a failed Presidential run in which Republicans hungered for Senator McCain to show some assertiveness or that we agreed at all with the soft side of President Bush WE are to RESPECT what these two FAILURES believe is correct posturing? Diplomacy without force is like music without instruments....Fredrick the Great

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